The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-07-09

A st. Louis Special says;-The resi-
dence Of Alexander II. Gier NO 200"
Gamble street. Is the center about which
sensation has prevailed for the last TWEEN
ty-four hours. The Developments are OF
a most remarkable character. Annie
Kolkhorst Is domestic employed In the
family OF Mr.. Gier. She is about 20 years
OF age, large and strong, and apparently
perfectly healthy. She Is of comely facs
and figure and has spotless name. Last
night about dusk she won't TO the coal-shed
for the purpose Of getting some kindiing'
aud remained so long that q member OF
the family went out to SEQ what detained
her. She was found lying in the shed
with gag made of old rags in her mouth,
insensible. verything indicated that she
had been tho victim of foul assault.
She was taken into tho house and medi-
cal aid summoned. AT the same time the
police were called in. An examination oil
the promises and surroundings convinced
the police that there was mystery TO DO
solved Whom tho girl regained con-
sciousness she told story to the effect
that she was splitting kindling when
man came into the shed from the alley
and struck her, and then placed the gag
in her mouth. After that rho remem-
bered nothing. She was not closely qnes-
toned then, "a she was suffering from
violent nervous shock that made IL abso-
lutely necessary that she should have per-
feet quiet. The doctors were convinced
that no outrage had been committed,
though her clothing was almost entirely
torn from her body. The matter was kept
quiet, while the police pushed their inyes-
tigation as best they could, pending the
girls recovery. This morning she was
much improved, and she continued 70
grow better until this afternoon, when
her condition was such that n thorough
examination was made. The girl told
most romantic story. Her home, three
years ago, was in Montgomery county, Ill,
where she was Atfianced to Henry Bro
kamp, n farmer, but her parents wanted
her 10 marry another mana horse-trader.
She was true 60 her love, and on this nc
count, a short time before the date set for
her wedding, Brokamp, her lover, was
assassinated on June 10, 1884. The muir
derer was tried and convicted, and just
before being hanged made confession,
stating that the rejected lover had hired
him to do the killing. Annie was sick for
some time after this, and when she recov-
cred her health came TO ST. Louis.
Shortly after coming here she met the
man whose love she had rejected, and the
sight of him caused her TO faint. Since
the first meeting, she says she has seen
him several times, and each time she
tainted. In fact, she has become subject
to fainting fits, and has been haunted by
visions of the man, knowing him to bs
responsible for tho death of her lover.
After telling this story she was cross
questioned closely, and finally Police Of
ficer King, who was making ths examina-
ton, told hor that every evidence was that
she had not been assaulted, that the shed
door was locked, and asked: NOW, don't
you think that this was all imaginationf
Don't you think you simply had fainting
fit, and bound and gagged yourself after
tearing your own clothes and scratching
your own facef'
She sat quiet, evidently pondering the
question, and finally replied; ut might
be so. / feel strange and do strange
things when / get those spells. have
been doing strange things ever since
Henry was murdered" Further investi-
CATION convinced the examiners that tho
she had been her own assailant.